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Six New Yorkers were charged with smuggling drugs from Ecuador to John F. Kennedy International Airport concealed in empanadas and chocolate treats — and even soaked into scuba diving diplomas to be extracted later.

Jorge Guerrero–a 39-year-old luggage handler living in Queens and the reputed head of the narcotics smuggling group–was arrested Tuesday morning on conspiracy and drug charges along with his wife, Cecilia Guerrero, 33 years old; Riqui Perez, 47 years old, of the Bronx,; Noe Fernandez, 28 years old, of Brooklyn,; Judy Campos, 28 years old, of Staten Island; and Luis Amable Caisa Altamirano, 52 years old, of Queens. The six were awaiting arraignment Tuesday evening and their lawyers couldn’t be reached for comment.

In a press release, Bridget Brennan, New York City’s Special Narcotics Prosecutor, said the arrests followed a six-month wiretap investigation by her office and Homeland Security Investigations’ JFK Narcotics Smuggling Unit. Read More »